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School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.) (roll number 13631)

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Ballina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 147

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  1. The Widow Woman and Her Three Daughters

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    A long time ago there lived a widow woman and she had three daughters. They lived in a small house. There was a garden of cabbage at the front of the house and potatoes at the back. One day the widow noticed that some of the tops of cabbage was eaten and she called the eldest of the daughters and showed it to her "I will watch to night" said the daughter. That night the eldest daughter got a pounder (thick stick) and went to where the cabbage was. She hid under a bush so that no one would see her. In the middle of the night she saw a big bull jump into the
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